--- title: "13 Dear Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "13 Dear quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Dear sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/rick-riordan-27_cat_my-dear-i-m-a-cat-everything-i-see-is-mi_1666183.jpg" --- > [My dear, I'm a cat. Everything I see is mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-dear-i-m-a-cat-everything-i-see-is-mine/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/rick-riordan-27_cat_my-dear-i-m-a-cat-everything-i-see-is-mi_1666183.jpg) > [Well," said Apollo with a brave smile. "You were right, my dear. You had everything under control! Let's go see if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/well-said-apollo-with-a-brave-smile-you-were-right-my-dear-you-had/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/rick-riordan-27_apollo_well-said-apollo-with-a-brave-smile-you_883132.jpg) > [My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-dear-young-cousin-if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-over-the-eons/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/rick-riordan-27_cousin_my-dear-young-cousin-if-there-s-one-thin_38745.jpg) > [There!" Apollo pointed. "Long Island, dead ahead. Let's slow down, dear. 'Dead' is only an expression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-apollo-pointed-long-island-dead-ahead-let-s-slow-down-dear-dead/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/rick-riordan-27_apollo_there-apollo-pointed-long-island-dead-ah_1274841.jpg) > [I knew Dionysus must've filled it out, because he stubbornly insisted on getting my name wrong: Dear \_\_\_\_\_\_\_Peter Johnson\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-knew-dionysus-must-ve-filled-it-out-because-he-stubbornly-insisted/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/rick-riordan-27_dear_i-knew-dionysus-must-ve-filled-it-out-be_2498782.jpg) > [Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/gaea-leo-shook-his-head-isn-t-that-mother-nature-she-s-supposed-to/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/rick-riordan-27_bird_gaea-leo-shook-his-head-isn-t-that-mothe_1211168.jpg) > [Oh, dear Hazel.” Aphrodite folded her fan. “Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-dear-hazel-aphrodite-folded-her-fan-such-optimism-yet-you-have/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/rick-riordan-27_aphrodite_oh-dear-hazel-aphrodite-folded-her-fan-s_6407.jpg) > [Oh, my dear! I’m afraid you’ve mistaken me for someone else! My name is Rhea Silvia. I was the mother to Romulus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-my-dear-i-m-afraid-you-ve-mistaken-me-for-someone-else-my-name-is/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_oh-my-dear-i-m-afraid-you-ve-mistaken-me_500505.jpg) > [My dear children!" Nellie whopped him upside the head with her backpack. "Ow!" Uncle Alistair curled over, cupping his hand over his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-dear-children-nellie-whopped-him-upside-the-head-with-her-backpack/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/rick-riordan-27_amy_my-dear-children-nellie-whopped-him-upsi_1658064.jpg) > [But how did you know where we were?" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annabeth-asked-advanced-planning/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg) > [I thought maybe she'd whisk us off by magic, or at least hail a taxi. Instead, Bast borrowed a silver Lexus convertible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-thought-maybe-she-d-whisk-us-off-by-magic-or-at-least-hail-a-taxi/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/rick-riordan-27_cat_i-thought-maybe-she-d-whisk-us-off-by-ma_2165807.jpg) > [Brother dear,” I said, “did your soul leave your body while Amos was talking, or did you actually hear him? Egyptian gods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/brother-dear-i-said-did-your-soul-leave-your-body-while-amos-was/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/rick-riordan-27_blame_brother-dear-i-said-did-your-soul-leave_1617842.jpg) > [You wrote this right?” he said. “It tells how to defeat Set.” Thoth unfolded the papyrus pages. “Oh, dear. I hate reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-wrote-this-right-he-said-it-tells-how-to-defeat-set-thoth/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/rick-riordan-27_blast_you-wrote-this-right-he-said-it-tells-ho_402754.jpg) ## Other authors on Dear ## More by Rick Riordan > [“It made sense, and I felt kind of stupid. I’d been hanging around dryads”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-made-sense-and-i-felt-kind-of-stupid-i-d-been-hanging-around-dryads/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/that-awkward-moment-when-you-jump-out-a-window-because-your-friend/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Oh, dear Hazel.” Aphrodite folded her fan. “Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-dear-hazel-aphrodite-folded-her-fan-such-optimism-yet-you-have/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/kids-if-anything-are-harder-to-write-for-because-they-are-a-more/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“He started toward the entrance. Seriously, how could he not? He stopped when he noticed the girl. She was kneeling in her vegetable garden,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-started-toward-the-entrance-seriously-how-could-he-not-he-stopped/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy "Percy... Chiron's collection!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hercules-used-noise-brass-bells-he-scared-them-away-with-the-most/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“When you take someone’s hand and lead them to Valhalla, you get a glimpse into their soul.” “Did that happen when you took me?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-you-take-someone-s-hand-and-lead-them-to-valhalla-you-get-a/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“he didn’t look as good as Piper had last night after she’d suddenly been transformed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-didn-t-look-as-good-as-piper-had-last-night-after-she-d-suddenly/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [There’s my baby!” I cried, quite carried away. “There’s my Poochiekins!” Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-s-my-baby-i-cried-quite-carried-away-there-s-my-poochiekins/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“Leo plunked the cheese wheel in front of me. "Cut me a wedge of this, my good ma. Chop-chop!" I scowled at him. "Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/leo-plunked-the-cheese-wheel-in-front-of-me-cut-me-a-wedge-of-this-my/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-all-still-about-having-a-good-story-you-have-to-have-a-good/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [I disobeyed Ra's wishes, and so he ordered my onw father, Shu-" "Hang on," I said. "Shoe?" "S-h-u," she said. "The god of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-disobeyed-ra-s-wishes-and-so-he-ordered-my-onw-father-shu-hang-on-i/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“Nico knelt and picked it up. He regarded Jason, as if waiting for an attack. "If the others found out-" "If the others found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/nico-knelt-and-picked-it-up-he-regarded-jason-as-if-waiting-for-an/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/wouldn-t-that-put-a-twist-in-your-toga/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [ \[Hazel\] hissed in frustration. 'I hate eidolons. I thought Piper made them promise to stay away.' 'Oh...' Frank said, like he'd just had his… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-hissed-in-frustration-i-hate-eidolons-i-thought-piper-made-them/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "13 Dear Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My dear, I'm a cat. 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I was the mother to…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My dear children!\" Nellie whopped him upside the head with her backpack. \"Ow!\" Uncle Alistair curled over, cupping his hand over his good eye. \"Nellie!\" Amy said. \"Sorry,\" Nellie muttered. \"I thought he was one of the bad guys.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-dear-children-nellie-whopped-him-upside-the-head-with-her-backpack/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/rick-riordan-27_amy_my-dear-children-nellie-whopped-him-upsi_1658064.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/rick-riordan-27_amy_my-dear-children-nellie-whopped-him-upsi_1658064.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/rick-riordan-27_amy_my-dear-children-nellie-whopped-him-upsi_1658064.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My dear children!\" Nellie whopped him upside the head with her backpack. \"Ow!\" Uncle Alistair curled over…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But how did you know where we were?\" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annabeth-asked-advanced-planning/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But how did you know where we were?\" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. 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